Joint Broadcast Video of Arab and Hebrew Channels Predates the Current War on Gaza
The Claim
A joint broadcast between Dubai TV, the Hebrew Channel 12, and Bahrain TV to celebrate the dirty “Abraham” normalization agreement while people in Gaza are breaking their Ramadan Fast with herbs and water.
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During the brutal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, social media users widely shared footage purporting to show a joint broadcast between Dubai TV, the Hebrew Channel 12, and Bahrain TV to celebrate the Abraham normalization agreement.
An X user shared the video along with the caption, “A joint broadcast between Dubai TV, the Hebrew Channel 12, and Bahrain TV to celebrate the dirty “Abraham” normalization agreement while people in Gaza are breaking their Ramadan Fast with herbs and water ... the descendants of the Jews of Khaybar.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulated video and found the claim to be misleading.
A thorough reverse image search revealed the video in question to be outdated, predating the current Israeli war on Gaza.
The Video of the Three Channels' Joint Broadcast Dates Back to 2020
Contrary to the social media users’ claim, the video originally features a joint broadcast of Israeli Channel 12 with Dubai TV and Bahrain TV during the signing ceremony of the Abraham normalization agreement involving Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain.
Bh news uploaded the video on Facebook on September 16, 2020. The video’s caption reads, “Shared broadcast of Israeli Channel 12 with Dubai TV and Bahrain TV, on the occasion of the signing of the normalization agreement between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain.”
The Qatari Al Jazeera network also published the footage in an article on the same date.
The Dubai TV presenter said during the broadcast, "Welcome, Shalom, a peace-filled greeting from the Dubai TV news center to our colleagues at Channel 12 in Israel, and a peaceful greeting to my colleague at Bahrain TV."
The Bahrain TV presenter responded, saying, "Shalom, greetings from us at the Bahrain TV news center, marking a new chapter between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the state of Israel. We welcome you to this encounter between us as media professionals from Bahrain and Israel."
As for the Israeli Channel 12 presenter, she greeted them in Hebrew and announced that this was a joint broadcast, concluding with, "Peace be upon you, good evening to Mohammed Al Kaabi from Dubai TV and Bassam Al Bedawi from Bahrain TV."
The Abraham Accords
The Abraham Accords are a set of agreements aimed at normalizing relations between Israel and several Arab states. These agreements, signed in the latter half of 2020, include a general declaration as well as bilateral agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco.
The name "Abraham Accords" draws from the biblical figure of Abraham, revered as a common patriarch in the Abrahamic religions, which include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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